Pop Metamorphs: Ever-Changing Bodies (Italian and English)
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Author: Geraldine Leardi
As Galleria Borghese hosts the exhibition “Metamorphoses: Ovid and the Arts” – which brings together dozens of works from antiquity to the twentieth century that demonstrate the profound impact of the Latin text on Western visual arts – focusing on the literary giant as a supreme source of artistic inspiration throughout the centuries**, we asked ourselves if the present day offers its own versions, not of the ancient poem and not necessarily artistic, that, given their characteristics, can be included in the vague and thorny category definable as “metamorphic”. — Geraldine LeardiPop Metamorphs explores the concept of metamorphosis in contemporary culture, bringing the classical legacy of Ovid’s Metamorphoses into dialogue with iconic figures from cinema, music, art, fashion, and popular imagination.Through a series of short essays accompanied by illustrations by Laura Ponti, Geraldine Leardi creates a personal gallery of “metamorphs” — real or fictional characters who embody change as a defining element of identity.The book applies categories traditionally associated with classical mythology to phenomena of popular culture. Celebrities, film characters, and performers are interpreted as new mythic figures capable of expressing the desires, fears, and aspirations of the present. The body emerges as a narrative surface, an artistic object, a political instrument, and a medium through which personal identity can be redefined.
ISBN 9791254931981. Edizioni Corraini. pb. 128 pages. 16.5 x 28 cm.
not yet published
As Galleria Borghese hosts the exhibition “Metamorphoses: Ovid and the Arts” – which brings together dozens of works from antiquity to the twentieth century that demonstrate the profound impact of the Latin text on Western visual arts – focusing on the literary giant as a supreme source of artistic inspiration throughout the centuries**, we asked ourselves if the present day offers its own versions, not of the ancient poem and not necessarily artistic, that, given their characteristics, can be included in the vague and thorny category definable as “metamorphic”. — Geraldine LeardiPop Metamorphs explores the concept of metamorphosis in contemporary culture, bringing the classical legacy of Ovid’s Metamorphoses into dialogue with iconic figures from cinema, music, art, fashion, and popular imagination.Through a series of short essays accompanied by illustrations by Laura Ponti, Geraldine Leardi creates a personal gallery of “metamorphs” — real or fictional characters who embody change as a defining element of identity.The book applies categories traditionally associated with classical mythology to phenomena of popular culture. Celebrities, film characters, and performers are interpreted as new mythic figures capable of expressing the desires, fears, and aspirations of the present. The body emerges as a narrative surface, an artistic object, a political instrument, and a medium through which personal identity can be redefined.
ISBN 9791254931981. Edizioni Corraini. pb. 128 pages. 16.5 x 28 cm.
not yet published